Comparison of iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery treatment outcomes for uveal melanoma patients

Guleser U. Y., SARICI A. M., UÇAR D., Gonen B., ŞENGÜL SAMANCI N., ÖZGÜROĞLU M.

GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.260, no.4, pp.1337-1343, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 260 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00417-021-05472-x
  • Journal Name: GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.1337-1343
  • Keywords: Uveal melanoma, Brachytherapy, Gamma knife, Stereotactic, PROTON-BEAM RADIOTHERAPY, CHOROIDAL MELANOMA, RADIATION RETINOPATHY, NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA, TUMOR-CONTROL, THERAPY, PROGNOSIS, SURVIVAL, COMPLICATIONS, ENUCLEATION
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose To compare the efficacies of iodine-125 brachytherapy (IBT) and gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKRS) in the treatment of posterior uveal melanoma.